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About Ganjar Village

Ganjar is a mid sized village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 510 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 745.77 hectares hectares.

Ganjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganjar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 745.77 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 510
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganjar compares

By the 2011 count Ganjar is the 83rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 745.77 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ganjar

Ganjar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ganjar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ganjar from other places

Ganjar lies about 82 km from Shahdol, and the nearest railway station is Chhataini, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ganjar
Nearest railway station Chhataini 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 13 km
Nearest town Beohāri 13 km
District headquarters Shahdol 82 km

Villages closest to Ganjar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beohari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ganjar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganjar village had a population of 967. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Ganjar village has 510 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganjar has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Ganjar covers 745.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganjar falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ganjar is Chhataini, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Ganjar.

Ganjar is about 82 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganjar is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Chhataini is about 4.3 km away. Beohari is about 13 km away. Beohāri is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (2.0 km), Tikhawa (3.4 km) and Padui (3.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ganjar today is likely to be higher.

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